Open source windows software.

[Eliot]

I found a pretty decent list of free and open source packages at
www.opensourcewindows.org. It seems pretty cover all of the major
packages people would be looking for pretty well and all of the
packages minus a few from the second page and openoffice come to
around 400MB. Should I add and Linux or Mac software? Let me know and
I will start designing a menu system.

Eliot

[Eau Claire Linux User Group]

I do not know anything about Free software on Mac. The site you have
found is a good one. I would replace RSS reader RSSOwel with BlogBridge.

Lets start the list:
Open Office
Firefox
Thunderbird
Miro
Pidgin
Azureus
VLC
Handbreak
Audacity
Gimp
Scribus
Inkscape
Blender
QCad
XChat2
7Zip
Stellarium
KompoZer
Notpad++
BlogBridge

Any other one?

Do we need to break these apps into area (use) groups?

Thank you
EC_LUG

[Todd Welch]

I would add Paint.net as on Windows I much prefer it over Gimp.

TurboCash would probably be good for finance or are we going to use Gnucash?

If we have the space I would add all the games on the list as people love games.

I am not sure how good it is but if ClamWin is any good then anti-virus better be on the list

Finally one question are we going only Open Source programs or also Free programs?  If free programs also I would recommend:

Ccleaner
QT Lite
Foxit Reader
Crossloop




Todd

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[Eau Claire Linux User Group]

It should be free/open source software by OSI definition.

You can check with Software freedom day web site what is their definition.

EC_LUG

> > www.opensourcewindows.org <http://www.opensourcewindows.org>. It

> seems pretty cover all of the major
> > packages people would be looking for pretty well and all of the
> > packages minus a few from the second page and openoffice come to
> > around 400MB. Should I add and Linux or Mac software? Let me
> know and
> > I will start designing a menu system.
> >
> > Eliot
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
>
>
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[Brian Moore]

I'd also add WinDirStat.  This is the best visual way to find where your disk usage has been used up.

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[Eliot]

Here is the list I have:
abiword
aMSN
audacity
blender
BlogBridge
cabos
celestia
clamwin
filezilla
firefox
FreeMind
gimp
Gnuclues
HandBrake
Inkscape
jarnal
juice
Miro
Paint.NET
peazip
pidgin
Quasar
RssOwl
stellarium
Thunderbird
TurboCash
vlc
Vuze
xchat

Would anyone like to write a statement about what we are doing and
what open source is about? I will start working on some sort of
organizatoin and a menu.

[Brian Racer]

Additional programs I find useful on Windows:

TortoiseSVN - awesome SVN management integrated into explorer
gVim - the best text editor(on any OS)
Keepass - manages passwords
sqlyog - manages mysql databases
putty(and sub projects like paegent) - ssh manager
synergy - use same keyboard / mouse on different computers / os's
WinSCP - secure copies
DosBox - run old dos games and apps
GNUpg - various security
Wireshark - low level network troubleshooting and monitoring

[Todd Welch]

I am thinking that most of those apps will be above the experience level of the people that we are targeting.


Todd

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[Eliot]

I agree, I was aiming more at the average user. I would expect that
users of that level would know something about open source. Lets not
get distracted from the point here, teaching people what open source
is about and why it can be a better option. If we make something that
people aren't going to understand then they are probably going to be
to afraid to try it out.

Eliot

[Eliot]

By the way, are we registered for SFD? I do not see our group on the
list.

[Eau Claire Linux User Group]

I did try to. You could try to register again.

How about this for starter. We can talked about it today in LUG meeting.
We should check license for all proposed software before proceeding.

Productivity:
Open Office:
- OpenOffice.org Writer – Word Processor.
- OpenOffice.org Math – For Mathematical Equations.
- OpenOffice.org Calc – The Convenient Spreadsheet.
- OpenOffice.org Impress – More Powerful Presentations.
- OpenOffice.org Base – Creates Accessible Databases.
- OpenOffice.org Draw – The Ultimate Graphics Bundle.

Internet:
BlogBridge - RSS CLient
firefox -Web Browser
juice - Podcast Catcher
Miro - Web Video Player
pidgin - IM and IRC Client
Thunderbird - Email Client
xchat – IRC Client

Creative:
audacity - Audio Production
blender - 3D Animator
gimp - Pixel Image Editor
Paint.NET - Pixel Image Editor
Inkscape - Scalable Vector Graphics.
Xara Xtreme – Fast & Versatile Vector Graphics.
Scribus - Desktop Publishing Suite.
Tux Guitar -
Rosegarden - MIDI Sequencer.
Celtx - is the world's first all-in-one media pre-production software.
QCAD – 2D Computer Aided Design and Drafting.
POV Ray – Ray Tracer Program.

Audio Video:
vlc - Audio/Video Player

Utilities:
Areca – File Backup
7Zip - File Compression
HandBrake - DVD BackUp
Azurius – Bittorrent client
Vuze - A file sharing application by Azureus.
Keepass - manages passwords.

Finance:
TurboCash

Misc:
stellarium - Star Gazing
celestia - space simulation that lets you explore our universe in three
dimensions. License???
Resistor – For Converting Resistor Color Codes to Values.
Tkgate – A Digital Circuit Simulator.
Pythoñol – A program to help learn Spanish.

Web Development and Programming:
KompoZer - Web content editor.
Notepad++ - Text Editor
gVim - the best text editor(on any OS).
putty(and sub projects like paegent) - ssh manager.
WinSCP - secure copies.
Eclipse – Java Integrated Development Environment.
DrPython – For Developing Python Programs.

Kids:
TuxPaint – Fun Paint Program for Kids.
Pysycache – Application for teaching to move the mouse.
GCompris – An Educational Software Suite.

Games:
FreeMind - Game
Gnuclues - Game
LinCity NG – Build and Run Your Own City.
Flightgear – High Quality Open Flight Sim.
Tux Racer - Tux Racer lets you take on the role of Tux the Linux Penguin
as he races down steep,


Not sure about these:
aMSN - Pidgin
abiword -- Open Office
cabos - Gnutella file sharing
clamwin
filezilla
jarnal
peazip - 7zip
Quasar
RssOwl - BlogBridge

[Todd Welch]

Eliot,

If it is ok with everyone I would like you to send me a copy of the HTML page you come up with as I would like to post it on our business website.


Todd

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[Eau Claire Linux User Group]

Here is updated list of software we talked about:

Another think we should do is to specify platform the program is available for: This way we can hint that there are also other Operating Systems.

Productivity:
Open Office:                                                                                 Linux, Windows

- OpenOffice.org Writer – Word Processor.
- OpenOffice.org Math – For Mathematical Equations.
- OpenOffice.org Calc – The Convenient Spreadsheet.
- OpenOffice.org Impress – More Powerful Presentations.
- OpenOffice.org Base – Creates Accessible Databases.
- OpenOffice.org Draw – The Ultimate Graphics Bundle.

Internet:
BlogBridge - RSS CLient                                                             Linux, Windows, Mac
firefox -Web Browser                                                                   Linux, Windows, Mac
juice - Podcast Catcher                                                                            Windows
Miro - Web Video Player                                                              Linux, Windows and so on.....

pidgin - IM and IRC Client
Thunderbird - Email Client
xchat – IRC Client

Creative:
audacity - Audio Production
blender - 3D Animator
gimp - Pixel Image Editor
Paint.NET - Pixel Image Editor
Inkscape - Scalable Vector Graphics.

Scribus - Desktop Publishing Suite.
Tux Guitar -
Rosegarden - MIDI Sequencer.
Celtx - is the world's first all-in-one media pre-production software.
QCAD – 2D Computer Aided Design and Drafting.

Audio Video:
vlc - Audio/Video Player
songbird - Audio Player

Utilities:
Areca – File Backup
7Zip - File Compression
HandBrake - DVD BackUp
Azurius – Bittorrent client

Keepass - manages passwords.

Finance:
TurboCash
GNU Cash

Misc:
stellarium - Star Gazing
celestia - space simulation that lets you explore our universe in three dimensions. License???
Resistor – For Converting Resistor Color Codes to Values.
Tkgate – A Digital Circuit Simulator.
Pythoñol – A program to help learn Spanish.

Web Development and Programming:
KompoZer - Web content editor.
Notepad++ - Text Editor
gVim - the best text editor(on any OS).
putty(and sub projects like paegent) - ssh manager.
WinSCP - secure copies.

Kids:

TuxPaint – Fun Paint Program for Kids.
Pysycache – Application for teaching to move the mouse.
GCompris – An Educational Software Suite.

Games:
FreeMind - Game
Gnuclues - Game
LinCity NG – Build and Run Your Own City.
Flightgear – High Quality Open Flight Sim.
Tux Racer - Tux Racer lets you take on the role of Tux the Linux Penguin as he races down steep,

Battle for wesnoth the going game
FreeCol - Game
Tremulous is a free, open source game that blends a team based FPS with elements of an RTS. Players can choose from 2 unique races, aliens and humans.
SuperTux is a classic 2D jump and run game.
SuperTuxKart is inspired by Mario Kart.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphabetical_list_of_open_source_games

EC_LUG

[Eliot]

Here is the updated list:

Antivirus:
Clamwin

Creative:
Audacity
Blender
Gimp
Inkscape
Paint.NET
Scribus
Tuxguitar
Tuxpaint

Educational:
gCompris

Finance:
Gnucash
Turbocash

Games:
Tuxracer

Internet:
Blogbridge
Rirefox
Juice
Miro
Pidgin
Thunderbird
Xchat

Media Players:
Songbird
VLC

Misc:
Stellarium

Productivity:
Freemind
Jarnal
OpenOffice

Utilities:
7zip
Areca
Filezilla
Handbrake
KeePass
VirtualDim

WebDev\Programming
gvim
Kompozer
Notepad++
Putty
WinSCP

Does we have anything figured out about the Printing?

I hope to have an ISO by Thursday.

Eliot


On Aug 15, 9:57 pm, Eau Claire Linux User Group <ecl...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Here is updated list of software we talked about:
>
> Another think we should do is to specify platform the program is
> available for: This way we can hint that there are also other Operating
> Systems.
>

> *Productivity:*
> Open Office:                                                          
>                       Linux, Windows
> - OpenOffice.org Writer -- Word Processor.
> - OpenOffice.org Math -- For Mathematical Equations.
> - OpenOffice.org Calc -- The Convenient Spreadsheet.
> - OpenOffice.org Impress -- More Powerful Presentations.
> - OpenOffice.org Base -- Creates Accessible Databases.
> - OpenOffice.org Draw -- The Ultimate Graphics Bundle.
>
> *Internet:*

> BlogBridge - RSS CLient                                                
>             Linux, Windows, Mac
> firefox -Web Browser                                                    
>                Linux, Windows, Mac
> juice - Podcast Catcher                                                
>                            Windows
> Miro - Web Video Player                                                  
>             Linux, Windows and so on.....
> pidgin - IM and IRC Client
> Thunderbird - Email Client

> xchat -- IRC Client
>
> *Creative:*

> audacity - Audio Production
> blender - 3D Animator
> gimp - Pixel Image Editor
> Paint.NET - Pixel Image Editor
> Inkscape - Scalable Vector Graphics.
> Scribus - Desktop Publishing Suite.
> Tux Guitar -
> Rosegarden - MIDI Sequencer.
> Celtx - is the world's first all-in-one media pre-production software.

> QCAD -- 2D Computer Aided Design and Drafting.
>
> *Audio Video:*

> vlc - Audio/Video Player
> songbird - Audio Player
>

> *Utilities:*
> Areca -- File Backup

> 7Zip - File Compression
> HandBrake - DVD BackUp

> Azurius -- Bittorrent client
> Keepass - manages passwords.
>
> *Finance:*
> TurboCash
> GNU Cash
>
> *Misc:*

> stellarium - Star Gazing
> celestia - space simulation that lets you explore our universe in three
> dimensions. License???

> Resistor -- For Converting Resistor Color Codes to Values.
> Tkgate -- A Digital Circuit Simulator.
> Pythoñol -- A program to help learn Spanish.
>
> *Web Development and Programming:*

> KompoZer - Web content editor.
> Notepad++ - Text Editor
> gVim - the best text editor(on any OS).
> putty(and sub projects like paegent) - ssh manager.
> WinSCP - secure copies.
>

> *Kids:*
> TuxPaint -- Fun Paint Program for Kids.
> Pysycache -- Application for teaching to move the mouse.
> GCompris -- An Educational Software Suite.
>
> *Games:*

> FreeMind - Game
> Gnuclues - Game

> LinCity NG -- Build and Run Your Own City.
> Flightgear -- High Quality Open Flight Sim.

> Tux Racer - Tux Racer lets you take on the role of Tux the Linux Penguin
> as he races down steep,
> Battle for wesnoth the going game
> FreeCol - Game

> /Tremulous/ <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tremulous> is a free, open

> source game that blends a team based FPS with elements of an RTS.
> Players can choose from 2 unique races, aliens and humans.

> /SuperTux/ <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SuperTux> is a classic 2D jump
> and run game.
> /SuperTuxKart/ <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SuperTuxKart> is inspired
> by Mario Kart <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Kart>.

>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphabetical_list_of_open_source_games
>
> EC_LUG
>
> Todd Welch wrote:
> > Eliot,
>
> > If it is ok with everyone I would like you to send me a copy of the
> > HTML page you come up with as I would like to post it on our business
> > website.
>
> > Todd
>
> > On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 10:03 AM, Eau Claire Linux User Group
> > <ecl...@gmail.com <mailto:ecl...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> >     I did try to. You could try to register again.
>
> >     How about this for starter. We can talked about it today in LUG
> >     meeting.
> >     We should check license for all proposed software before proceeding.
>
> >     Productivity:
> >     Open Office:

> >     - OpenOffice.org Writer -- Word Processor.
> >     - OpenOffice.org Math -- For Mathematical Equations.
> >     - OpenOffice.org Calc -- The Convenient Spreadsheet.
> >     - OpenOffice.org Impress -- More Powerful Presentations.
> >     - OpenOffice.org Base -- Creates Accessible Databases.
> >     - OpenOffice.org Draw -- The Ultimate Graphics Bundle.

>
> >     Internet:
> >     BlogBridge - RSS CLient
> >     firefox -Web Browser
> >     juice - Podcast Catcher
> >     Miro - Web Video Player
> >     pidgin - IM and IRC Client
> >     Thunderbird - Email Client

> >     xchat -- IRC Client

>
> >     Creative:
> >     audacity - Audio Production
> >     blender - 3D Animator
> >     gimp - Pixel Image Editor
> >     Paint.NET - Pixel Image Editor
> >     Inkscape - Scalable Vector Graphics.

> >     Xara Xtreme -- Fast & Versatile Vector Graphics.

> >     Scribus - Desktop Publishing Suite.
> >     Tux Guitar -
> >     Rosegarden - MIDI Sequencer.
> >     Celtx - is the world's first all-in-one media pre-production software.

> >     QCAD -- 2D Computer Aided Design and Drafting.
> >     POV Ray -- Ray Tracer Program.

>
> >     Audio Video:
> >     vlc - Audio/Video Player
>
> >     Utilities:

> >     Areca -- File Backup

> >     7Zip - File Compression
> >     HandBrake - DVD BackUp

> >     Azurius -- Bittorrent client

> >     Vuze - A file sharing application by Azureus.
> >     Keepass - manages passwords.
>
> >     Finance:
> >     TurboCash
>
> >     Misc:
> >     stellarium - Star Gazing
> >     celestia - space simulation that lets you explore our universe in
> >     three
> >     dimensions. License???

> >     Resistor -- For Converting Resistor Color Codes to Values.
> >     Tkgate -- A Digital Circuit Simulator.
> >     Pythoñol -- A program to help learn Spanish.

>
> >     Web Development and Programming:
> >     KompoZer - Web content editor.
> >     Notepad++ - Text Editor
> >     gVim - the best text editor(on any OS).
> >     putty(and sub projects like paegent) - ssh manager.
> >     WinSCP - secure copies.

> >     Eclipse -- Java Integrated Development Environment.
> >     DrPython -- For Developing Python Programs.
>
> >     Kids:
> >     TuxPaint -- Fun Paint Program for Kids.
> >     Pysycache -- Application for teaching to move the mouse.
> >     GCompris -- An Educational Software Suite.

>
> >     Games:
> >     FreeMind - Game
> >     Gnuclues - Game

> >     LinCity NG -- Build and Run Your Own City.
> >     Flightgear -- High Quality Open Flight Sim.

> >     Tux Racer - Tux Racer lets you take on the role of Tux the Linux
> >     Penguin
> >     as he races down steep,
>
> >     Not sure about these:
> >     aMSN - Pidgin
> >     abiword -- Open Office
> >     cabos - Gnutella file sharing
> >     clamwin
> >     filezilla
> >     jarnal
> >     peazip - 7zip
> >     Quasar
> >     RssOwl - BlogBridge
>
> >     Eliot wrote:
> >     > By the way, are we registered for SFD? I do not see our group on the
> >     > list.
>
> >     > On Aug 13, 6:36 pm, Eliot <skinn...@gmail.com

> >     <mailto:skinn...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> >     >> I agree, I was aiming more at the average user. I would expect that
> >     >> users of that level would know something about open source.
> >     Lets not
> >     >> get distracted from the point here, teaching people what open
> >     source
> >     >> is about and why it can be a better option. If we make
> >     something that
> >     >> people aren't going to understand then they are probably going
> >     to be
> >     >> to afraid to try it out.
>
> >     >> Eliot
>
> >     >> On Aug 13, 9:59 am, "Todd Welch" <todd...@gmail.com

> >     <mailto:todd...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> >     >>> I am thinking that most of those apps will be above the
> >     experience level of
> >     >>> the people that we are targeting.
>
> >     >>> Todd
>
> >     >>> On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 9:40 AM, Brian Racer <bra...@gmail.com

> >     <mailto:bra...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> >     >>>> Additional programs I find useful on Windows:
>
> >     >>>> TortoiseSVN - awesome SVN management integrated into explorer
> >     >>>> gVim - the best text editor(on any OS)
> >     >>>> Keepass - manages passwords
> >     >>>> sqlyog - manages mysql databases
> >     >>>> putty(and sub projects like paegent) - ssh manager
> >     >>>> synergy - use same keyboard / mouse on different computers / os's
> >     >>>> WinSCP - secure copies
> >     >>>> DosBox - run old dos games and apps
> >     >>>> GNUpg - various security
> >     >>>> Wireshark - low level network troubleshooting and monitoring
>
> >     >>> --
> >     >>> Todd Welch
> >     >>> -----------------------

> >     >>> TC-TEKS Computers LLC: tcteks.com <http://tcteks.com>
> >     >>> Phone: 715-559-4177
>

> >     >>> The Valley's Web Community:www.Web715.net<http://www.Web715.net>
> >     >>> Blog:www.TheToddToday.com<http://www.TheToddToday.com>
> >     >>> Twitter: twitter.com/TheTodd <http://twitter.com/TheTodd>
>

> > --
> > Todd Welch
> > -----------------------
> > TC-TEKS Computers LLC: tcteks.com <http://tcteks.com>
> > Eau Claire's Web Community:www.Web715.net<http://www.Web715.net>

[Todd Welch]

I will give the CD printing place a call tomorrow to make sure we are good to go.


Todd

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